Masala Dabba a round spice box usually made of steel is one of the quintessential part of many Indian kitchens. It has seven smaller bowls inside which holds seven different spices (ground or whole) or spice blends (masala). Growing up this was an essential part of my mom’s kitchen and this was the first thing that came out when the cooking started for the day. And now years later a stainless steel dabba filled with spices is an integral part of my kitchen too. When a representative from the company GitaDini contacted me about the company and their products…
Healthy Alfalfa Sprouts Salad
Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year. Hope the New Year is filled with joy and love! I feel so good kick starting the first recipe of the year with this simple and healthy salad. It is so light and delicious that you will not feel that you are eating something so healthy with each bite. One of the major goals for me this year is to be fit and healthy. With our hectic lifestyle of balancing life, family, work, homework, extracurricular activities it gets challenging to squeeze in time to exercise and stay fit. So the…
Corn flakes Cereal Chivda (Spicy Indian Mixture Recipe)
Chivda is a snack popular in Maharashtra and North Karnataka usually made of flattened rice/poha. The poha is first deep fried and it is then spiced with masala mix and jazzed up with other ingredients like peanuts, raisins, cashews etc. Crispy and delicious it is a wonderful tea time snack or also as an appetizer. Referred to by different names in India, it is one of the important snacks made during the festival of Diwali. It is simply referred to as Mixture in South India As I have said in an earlier post, the poha can be substituted with corn…
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- Daal Rasam Sambhar varieties
- Easy Vegetarian Recipes
- Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes
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Dali Ambat (Konkani Coconut daal)
Daal is an important part of our everyday meal. Any one type of daal is a regular, be it daali thoy, daal tadka, rasam or sambhar etc and our meal is not complete without it. Now these are all non-coconut, daal rich dishes which does not require grinding. However on occasion I make coconut based daal like Kootu or this Konkani daal curry called Daali Ambat which definitely requires grinding a masala. Ambat in Konkani refers to a coconut curry in which the seasoning is made of onions. Daali Ambat is daal based coconut curry in which has seasoning of…
- Coconut based Curries / Gravies
- Easy Vegetarian Recipes
- Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes
- Low Fat Recipes
Tangy Coconut Yogurt Curry with Greens (Majjige Huli)
A mildly flavored coconut curry cooked with sour yogurt to give it a mild tangy taste; this is called as Majjige Huli in Kannada, Majjige Pulusu in Telegu and Mor Kozhambu in Tamil. In Karnataka this dish is prepared during festivals and on other auspicious occasions. The presence of yogurt has a cooling effect on the body. You can add any veggies of choice like potato, okra, ash gourd, bottle gourd, raw mango etc and skip the greens. I love the addition of greens along with squash in this dish. Ingredients: 2-3 cups packed chopped Amaranth greens ( you can…
Khara Sev Recipe
As I stand by looking at the calendar, I cannot help but wonder how fast the months of October and November have flown by. Days turned to weeks, weeks to months all gone by in a haze making me realize how little I have updated my blog. Work has been pretty hectic to say the least with plenty of projects along the way. Even though the projects have been challenging and interesting the long hours and constant pressure has been draining leaving me no time to work on my hobby. That said we celebrated all the major festivals Dasara, Diwali,…
Mixed Berry Smoothie
It is getting very close to the Memorial Day weekend and that means the summer is just around the corner. Even though it is an unofficial start, the temperature here in Texas is giving us a feel of what is in store for the next 4 months or so. With the winter being mild, the experts are predicting hotter than usual summer, so let us see how that is going to be. The temperatures now have climbed to the upper 90’s (F) and it is hot and sultry both inside and outside. Anyway on the brighter side, the days are…